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When my first wartime Christmas came，I was in basic training in New Jersey and not sure if I could make it home for the holidays．Only on the afternoon of December 23 was the list of men who would have three-day passes posted．I was one of the lucky soldiers．It was Christmas Eve when I arrived home，and a light snow had fallen．Mother opened the front door．I could see beyond her，into the corner of the living room where the tree had always stood．There were lights，all colors，and ornaments(装饰物)shining against the green of a pine．“Where did it come from?” I asked．“I asked the Gates boy to cut it，” my mother said．“I wouldn’t have had one just for myself，but when called-oh，such a rush！He just brought it in this afternoon…” The pine reached to the proper height，almost to the ceiling，and the Tree Top Krystal Star was its place．A few green branches reached about a little awkwardly(不够美观地)at the side，I thought，and there was a bit of bare trunk showing in the middle．But the tree filled the room with warm light and the whole house with the pleasant smell of Christmas．“It’s not like the one you used to find，” my mother went on．“Yours were always in good shape．I suppose the Gates boy didn’t know where to look．But I couldn’t be fussy(挑剔的)．”“Don’t worry，” I told her．“It’s perfect.” It wasn’t，of course，but at the moment I realized something for the first time：all Christmas trees are perfect．1．From the passage，we can infer that ______．A．the writer spent his first Christmas during the warB．soldiers did not all go home for Christmas during the warC．all the soldiers had three-day passes D．the writer could not go home for Christmas 2．When the writer got home，______．A．it was December 23 B．it was snowing heavily C．he found a Christmas tree in the living room D．the Gates boy was cutting a Christmas tree for his mother3．From this passage，we can conclude that ______．A．the writer used to cut very beautiful Christmas trees B．his mother didn’t like perfect trees C．his mother didn’t want to have a tree D．the writer wouldn’t have a tree cut by someone else 4．“All Christmas trees are perfect”，because they can remind you of ______．A．the wartime B．the green of a pine C．the pleasant smell D．the sweet home5．The best title for this passage would be “______”．A．How to Choose a Christmas Tree B．How Soldiers Spent ChristmasC．The Perfect Christmas Tree D．The Christmas Without a TreeCompassion is a desire within us to help others．With effort, we can translate compassion into action．An experience last weekend showed me this is true．I work part-time in a supermarket across from a building for the elderly．These old people are our main customers, and it’s not hard to lose patience over their slowness．But last Sunday, one aged gentleman appeared to teach me a valuable lesson．This untidy man walked up to my register(收款机) with a box of biscuits．He saidhe was out of cash(现金), had just moved into his room, and had nothing in his cupboards．He asked if we could let him have the food on trust．He promised to repay me the next day．I couldn’t help staring at him．I wondered what kind of person he had been ten or twenty years before, and what he would be like if luck had gone his way．I had a hurt in my heart for this kind of human soul, all alone in the world．I told him tha t I was sorry, but store rules didn’t allow me to do so．I felt stupid and unkind saying this, but I valued my job．Just then, another man, standing behind the first, spoke up．If anything, he looked more pitiable．“Charge it to me,” was all he said．What I had been feeling was pity．Pity is soft and safe and easy．Compassion, on the other hand, is caring in action．I thanked the second man but told him that was not allowed either．Then I reached into my pocket and paid for the biscuits myself．I reached into my pocket because these two men had reached into my heart and taught me compassion.41．The aged gentleman who wanted to buy the biscuits ______.A．promised to obey the store rules B．forgot to take any money with himC．hoped to have the food first and pay laterD．could not afford anything more expensive 42．Which of the following best describes the old gentleman?A．kind and lucky B．poor and lonelyC．friendly and helpful D．hurt and disappointed43．The writer acted upon the store rules because ______.A．he wanted to keep his present job B．he felt no pity for the old gentlemanC．he considered the old man dishonestD．he expected someone else to pay for the old man 44．What does the writer learn from his experience?A．Wealth is more important than anything else.B．Helping others is easier said than done.C．Experience is better gained through practice.D．Obeying the rules means more than compassion.The house was quiet at 5 A．m. and Tim’s mother was asleep. Only the sound of the big freezer broke the quie t. He’d dreamt of the cave last night? The purring (轻微颤动声) of the freezer had been the sea .Tim pulled on a sweater and put some apples into his schoolbag. It was too early for breakfast. He’d eat after he’d been through the cave, sitting on the rocks and staring at the seA．He wished he had a proper pack. His schoolbag would have to do. What else? Sandwiches—but his mother might wake up if he started pulling out bread for sandwiches, she’d want to know why he had to leave so early. He settled for some biscuits, and left a note stuck to the table.Gone to Michael’s Back tonight . Tim .The sky was high and soft and light outside, though the sun still wasn’t up. Even the highway up the hill was quiet as he made his way down the street. The wind from the sea was fresh and sweet.The sandhills still breathed heat from yesterday’s sun, though the top of the sand was cool. He ran down to the beach impatiently, but there was no one, just dry sand dancing in the early wind and seabirds marching up and down watching the waves.The light changed suddenly. The first rays of sunlight stretched (延伸) across the sea . The sun was pushing its way over the edge of the world．。